Name: Kirchschlag Castle Ruins
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Location: Lower Austria, Austria

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1. Kirchschlag Castle Ruins – Zöbernbach Cycle Path loop from Unterhaus

22.5km

01:24

190m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Parish Church of Kirchschlag – Kirchschlag Castle Ruins loop from Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt

20.5km

01:55

630m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Kirchschlag Castle Ruins – View of Bucklige Welt loop from Bad Schönau

28.8km

02:34

720m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Wolfgang STB

June 29, 2022

Great castle complex. Obviously prepared for visitors with a lot of local commitment.

A well-developed road leads directly to the castle. You can take bikes with you.

The hilltop castle was built in the 12th century on the 480 m high Schlossberg. After being connected to the town by a ring wall, it formed an important fortification to secure the eastern border. The castle was owned by important families, such as the Lords of Wildon from Styria, the Kuenringers, Güssingers, Pottendorfers, Puchheimers and finally the Hungarian Counts Pálffy. Even Hungary's King Matthias Corvinus was the lord of the castle in Kirchschlag before Emperor Maximilian I recaptured Kirchschlag after his death.

The decay of the castle began when around 1650 Hans Christoph III. von Puchheim had the courtyard house, today's town hall, built in the village and moved his residence there. The Counts Pálffy did not move into the Kirchschlag Castle either, but moved their seat to the better-preserved Krumbach Castle, which continued the decay.

Just like Güns Castle, Kirchschlag Castle was never conquered during the Turkish sieges of 1529 and 1683. The castle could not be taken by the Haiduks (1605), by the robbery hordes of the Hungarian insurgent Gábor Bethlen (1621) and by the Kuruzzi (1703) and offered the population safe protection.

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Location: Lower Austria, Austria

Kirchschlag Castle Ruins

1. Kirchschlag Castle Ruins – Zöbernbach Cycle Path loop from Unterhaus

2. Parish Church of Kirchschlag – Kirchschlag Castle Ruins loop from Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt

3. Kirchschlag Castle Ruins – View of Bucklige Welt loop from Bad Schönau

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